CalArts Events

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Maddie Goldsborough and friends present opera pieces, original songs, and improvisation!

In this unhinged solo performance, self-proclaimed “experimental clown artist” Alex Tatarsky ushers audiences through an absurdist hellscape of the mind. Read more...

Experience a tour of Creative Graphic Services (CGS) and their 25,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility. Read more...

The acclaimed collaborative artist duo Gibson + Recoder present the Los Angeles premiere of their most recent expanded cinema project, The Changeover System: A Projection Performance Installation (2023–2025). Read more...

Opening Reception: April 11 at 6 PM RSVP

Harmony Holiday: Spectacular Brooding investigates the spectacles and secrets of black grief. Read more...

JACK Quartet performs George Friedrich Haas’ visionary Third String Quartet—designed to be experienced in total darkness. Read more...

A two-day event designed for current college and graduate students and early career individuals who are getting ready to transition to the professional world of theatre and live entertainment.

Institute vans depart at 8:45am

A two-day event designed for current college and graduate students and early career individuals who are getting ready to transition to the professional world of theatre and live entertainment.

Institute vans depart at 8:45am

Choreographers Rashaun Mitchell + Silas Riener combine technological and human pathways into a dynamic work that imagines an Artificial Intelligence lovingly programmed by experimental dance. Read more...

For the first time since its creation in 1979, For Whose Entertainment by renowned filmmaker, artist, and educator Ben Caldwell has its first public screening. Read more...

Queer performance artist Jibz Cameron, best known for her multimedia alter ego Dynasty Handbag, returns to REDCAT for an evening of performance, film, and readings celebrating the debut of her memoir. Read more...

Each year, the School of Film/Video presents a juried selection of special screenings that feature new short and feature-length films by students in its four programs—a culmination of hard work, experimentation, and dedication throughout the year. Read more...

This program presents a glimpse into the wild and varied work of the graduating class of CalArts’ MFA Creative Writing Program, featuring the incredible range of experimentation that characterizes the literary accomplishment of students in the program. Come celebrate the grit and imagination of the class of 2026! 

Meet the next generation of dance artists as The Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance presents the choreographic and performance achievements of its 2026 undergraduate class. Read more...